DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE 100 North Senate Avenue, Room 1058N Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2256 Notice is hereby given the fiscal officers and taxpayers of all taxing units located in Kosciusko County, Indiana, that prior to the review of the budgets, tax rates and levies for the year 2012 payable 2013, the Department of Local Government Finance, by its representatives, will conduct a public hearing on said matter, to be held in the Munson Building, 216 North Lake Street, Warsaw, IN 46580 on the date and time as follows: December 26, 2012 at 8:30 AM KOSCIUSKO COUNTY & REDEVELOPMENT CLAY TOWNSHIP ETNA TOWNSHIP FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP HARRISON TOWNSHIP JACKSON TOWNSHIP JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP LAKE TOWNSHIP MONROE TOWNSHIP PLAIN TOWNSHIP PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP SCOTT TOWNSHIP SEWARD TOWNSHIP TIPPECANOE TOWNSHIP TURKEY CREEK TOWNSHIP VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP WAYNE TOWNSHIP WARSAW CIVIL CITY & REDEVELOPMENT WARSAW CITY FIRE TERRITORY BURKET CIVIL TOWN CLAYPOOL CIVIL TOWN & REDEVELOPMENT ETNA GREEN CIVIL TOWN LEESBURG CIVIL TOWN MENTONE CIVIL TOWN MILFORD CIVIL TOWN & REDEVELOPMENT NORTH WEBSTER CIVIL TOWN PIERCETON CIVIL TOWN & REDEVELOPMENT SIDNEY CIVIL TOWN SILVER LAKE CIVIL TOWN SYRACUSE CIVIL TOWN WINONA LAKE CIVIL TOWN & REDEVELOPMENT WAWASEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION WARSAW COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION TIPPECANOE VALLEY SCHOOL CORPORATION WHITKO COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY PIERCETON PUBLIC LIBRARY SYRACUSE PUBLIC LIBRARY WARSAW COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY BELL MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY NORTH WEBSTER PUBLIC LIBRARY KOSCIUSKO COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Assessed values will be available for review in the County Auditor’s Office at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the Department budget hearing. Taxpayers shall have the right to be heard and/or to present written testimony on the budgets, tax rates and tax levies as adopted by the above named taxing units. The following only apply if the County Board of Tax Adjustment or County Auditor modifies the budgets, tax rates, or tax levies of a political subdivision: Ten (10) or more taxpayers or one (1) taxpayer that owns property that represents at least ten percent (10%) of the taxable assessed valuation in the political subdivision may initiate an appeal from the modification of a political subdivision's budget, tax rate, or tax levy by filing a statement of their objections with the County Auditor. The statement must be filed not later than ten (10) days after the publication of the notice required by IC 6-1.1-17-12. The statement must specifically identify the provisions of the budget, tax rate, or tax levy to which the taxpayers object. The County Auditor shall forward the statement, along with the taxing unit’s budget, to the Department. IC 6-1.1-17-13. A political subdivision may appeal to the Department for an increase in its tax rate or tax levy as modified by the county board of tax adjustment or the county auditor. To initiate the appeal, the political subdivision shall file a statement with the Department not later than ten (10) days after publication of the notice required by IC 6-1.1-17-12. The legislative body of the political subdivision must authorize the filing of the statement by adopting a resolution. The resolution must be attached to the statement of objections, and the statement must be signed by: (1) In the case of counties, by the board of county commissioners and by the president of the county council. (2) In the case of all other political subdivisions, by the highest executive officer and by the presiding officer of the legislative body. IC 6-1.1-17-15. DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE Brian E. Bailey, Commissioner d19
